VIDEO SHOWS: BARCELONA HOLDING OPEN TRAINING SESSION AT THE CAMP NOU/ FCB FANS REACTING / FCB PRESIDENT JOAN LAPORTA HOLDING PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE PITCH RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: BARCELONA, SPAIN (NOVEMBER 7, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. TIMELAPSE OF PEOPLE ENTERING CAMP NOU 2. WIDE OF CAMP NOU 3. COACH HANSI FLICK ON THE FIELD LOOKING AT THE CROWD 4. TEAM GATHERING ON THE PITCH 5. VARIOUS PLAYERS WAITING TO TAKE A PICTURE 6. VARIOUS BARCELONA PLAYERS AND STAFF POSING FOR A PICTURE 7. SQUAD WARMING UP 8. FORWARD LAMINE YAMAL AMONG OTHER PLAYERS RUNNING 9. VARIOUS PLAYERS STRETCHING 10. GOALKEEPERS WARMING UP 11. GOALKEEPER WOJCIECH SZCZESNY WARMING UP 12. YAMAL WARMING UP 13. FORWARD MARCUS RASHFORD PERFORMING DRILLS 14. DEFENDER ALEJANDRO BALDE AMONG OTHER PLAYERS PERFORMING DRILLS 15. FORWARD LAMINE YAMAL JUGGLING THE BALL 16. PLAYERS ON THE PITCH 17. MIDFIELDER DANIEL OLMO DURING A RONDO 18. FLICK ON THE FIELD LOOKING AT HIS PLAYERS 19. VARIOUS SHOTS OF THE CROWD 20. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARTUR ALZAMORA, 21, FC BARCELONA FAN AND STUDENT, SAYING: “It’s incredible to be back here. Montjuïc [Stadium] is not the same, this is our home.” 21. (SOUNDBITE) (Catalan) IVAN MOLINA, 44, BARCELONA FAN, SAYING: “The best is still missing. The third stand is missing, the roof, but it looks good!” 22. (SOUNDBITE) (Catalan) PERE RIERA, 22, FC BARCELONA FAN AND STUDENT, SAYING: “It seems like a spectacular stadium to me. Both the building that is happening in the stands and what is also happening outside, I think it will be one of the best stadiums and above all the capacity it has is spectacular.” 23. VARIOUS SHOTS OF PEOPLE ENTERING CAMP NOU 24. PRESS WAITING DURING FC BARCELONA PRESIDENT JOAN LAPORTA’S PRESS CONFERENCE 25. (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOAN LAPORTA, FC BARCELONA PRESIDENT, DURING THE PRESS CONFERENCE: “It’s the most important project in the history of the club. It’s a collective dream of the culés, Barça’s fans, and this is a dream that has come true.” 26. VIEWFINDER 27. (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOAN LAPORTA, FC BARCELONA PRESIDENT, TALKING ABOUT THE FIRST MATCH AT SPOTIFY CAMP NOU: “It’s important that there are no more problems, but we are aiming for this target (end of November). We cannot guarantee it, but we are working towards it.” 28. SPOTIFY CAMP NOU DURING THE TRAINING 29. BARÇA LOGO ON THE PITCH 30. WORKERS BEFORE THE TRAINING SESSION 31. CRANES DURING THE TRAINING STORY: Barcelona returned to the Camp Nou for an open training session on Friday (November 7), as the historic stadium nears the completion of its renovation, with fans and players expressing their excitement ahead of the club's first match back at their iconic home. Fans flocked to the stadium for what was a test event, allowing 20,000 to witness the players return to the pitch. "It's incredible to be back here. Montjuïc (temporary home stadium) is not the same, this is our home," said Artur Alzamora, a 21-year-old Barcelona supporter. Others praised the progress of the renovation while noting that some elements remain unfinished. President Joan Laporta addressed the press, calling the stadium's redevelopment "the most important project in the history of the club." Laporta also discussed the timeline for the stadium's first match, aiming for an end-of-November debut but cautioning that the date is not guaranteed. While construction cranes still towered over parts of the stadium, the revamped Camp Nou offers fans increased capacity and modernised facilities. The club need two licences which are anticipated to be permitted before the end of the year allowing them to increase the the capacity to 45,000 spectators, with the second opening up the entire lower two tiers. The construction is epxected to be completed by 2027 when 105,000 will be able to watch matches there. (Production: Horaci Garcia, Simon Ormiston, Mussab Al-Khairalla)
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